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Pakistan claims it escaped terror net, US says not so fast
The US said on Tuesday a global watchdog was expected to announce after two days its decision to put Pakistan on a terror […]
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Mild intensity earthquake hits Nepal
A mild intensity earthquake jolted Kathmandu early on Wednesday with no reports of any damage or casualties. The 3.6 magnitude quake with its […]
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Italy warns of election threat as rival parties court Russia
Rome, Italian government officials are warning of possible foreign interference in the March 4 general election, sounding the alarm following the US indictment […]
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Philippines ‘concerned’ as US intel tags Duterte a threat to democracy
Manila, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is taking seriously the US Intelligence Community’s report tagging the firebrand leader a threat to democracy in Southeast […]
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Imran Khan’s hat-trick, ties knot with his ‘spiritual guide’
Lahore, Imran Khan has tied the knot with his “spiritual guide”, his party has confirmed, ending weeks of speculation about the 65-year-old flamboyant […]
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Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand; emergency declared in southern city
New Zealand’s national carrier on Tuesday cancelled all flights in and out of the capital, Wellington, and the southern city of Christchurch declared […]
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Nigeria convicts 205 Boko Haram suspects in mass trials
More than 200 people have been convicted in Nigeria on charges related to their involvement with militant Islamist group Boko Haram, the justice […]
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17 killed in garbage dump collapse in Mozambique
Heavy rains triggered the partial collapse of a huge mound of garbage in Mozambique’s capital, killing 17 people who were buried by debris. […]
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Syria: 100 civilians dead in bombardment of rebel enclave
At least 100 civilians, 20 of them children were killed in a Syrian army bombardment of the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, a […]
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Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude rocks southern Mexico; no damage reported yet
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Monday, sending frightened residents into the streets as seismic alarms echoed across the capital, […]
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Iran’s Zarif says Israel’s ‘myth of invincibility’ has crumbled, after downing of fighter jet
Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday the shooting down of an Israeli jet after it bombed an Iranian site in Syria had shattered […]
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Australia politician slammed for Facebook gun photo
Sydney, A conservative Australian politician who posted a photo of himself on Facebook holding a gun in a jibe at environmentalists was reported […]